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ABC New South Wales is a statewide television network, airing the programs of the national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The main station is ABN-2 Sydney, with studios in the suburb of Ultimo and transmitter at Gore Hill. The station is transmitted throughout the state via a series of relay transmitters, and via satellite to areas that cannot receive normal terrestrial television signals.

The schedule is similar to the national schedule, with the exception of some sports programming (mainly Sydney rugby union) and occasionally, election programming.

The 7.00pm news bulletin is presented by Juanita Phillips (weekdays), Mike Bailey (weather), and Felcity Davey (weekends), while Stateline is presented by Quentin Dempster.

Nature presenter Richard Morecroft was the news presenter during the 1980s and early to mid 1990s.

Main transmitters
RegionCallTransmitterCoordinatesStarted
Bega-CoomaABSN-8Brown Mountain36°35′53″S 149°23′03″E / 36.59806°S 149.38417°E / -36.59806; 149.3841729 June 1966
BourkeABN-7Mount Oxley30°11′55″S 146°14′24″E / 30.19861°S 146.24000°E / -30.19861; 146.24000
Broken HillABLN-2Rocky Hill31°57′05″S 141°26′25″E / 31.95139°S 141.44028°E / -31.95139; 141.4402814 December 1965
Central TablelandsABCN-1Mount Canobolas33°20′32″S 148°59′01″E / 33.34222°S 148.98361°E / -33.34222; 148.9836131 March 1964
Central Western SlopesABQN-11Mount Cenn Cruaich31°20′32″S 149°01′21″E / 31.34222°S 149.02250°E / -31.34222; 149.0225012 September 1966 on ch. 5
CobarABN-2Fort Bourke Hill31°31′01″S 145°51′22″E / 31.51694°S 145.85611°E / -31.51694; 145.85611
Grafton-KempseyABDN-2Mount Moombil30°19′02″S 152°51′35″E / 30.31722°S 152.85972°E / -30.31722; 152.8597228 June 1965
IllawarraABWN-56Knights Hill34°37′22″S 150°41′39″E / 34.62278°S 150.69417°E / -34.62278; 150.6941728 October 1963 on ch. 5A
Manning RiverABTN-6Middle Brother31°42′07″S 152°40′43″E / 31.70194°S 152.67861°E / -31.70194; 152.6786129 April 1966 on ch. 1
MungindiABMIN-10Mungindi28°59′36″S 149°02′03″E / 28.99333°S 149.03417°E / -28.99333; 149.034171 January 1974
Murrumbidgee Irrigation AreaABGN-7Mount Bingar34°07′17″S 146°14′05″E / 34.12139°S 146.23472°E / -34.12139; 146.2347225 July 1966
Newcastle-Hunter RiverABHN-5AMount Sugarloaf32°53′30″S 151°32′17″E / 32.89167°S 151.53806°E / -32.89167; 151.538065 June 1963
Richmond and TweedABRN-6Mount Nardi28°32′43″S 153°17′15″E / 28.54528°S 153.28750°E / -28.54528; 153.2875020 April 1964
South Western Slopes and Eastern RiverinaABMN-0Mount Ulandra34°49′13″S 147°54′04″E / 34.82028°S 147.90111°E / -34.82028; 147.9011130 April 1965
SydneyABN-2Gore Hill33°49′11″S 151°11′05″E / 33.81972°S 151.18472°E / -33.81972; 151.184725 November 1956
Upper NamoiABUN-7Mount Dowe30°17′03″S 150°10′02″E / 30.28417°S 150.16722°E / -30.28417; 150.1672227 September 1965